ISSUE: Free Trade

Next Free-Trade Era May Not Be Made in America

By Matthew Benjamin

U.S. ceding leadership under Trump’s “America-first” policy

Executive Summary

The U.S. withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership under President Trump signals a broad retreat from the leading role that the United States has played in shaping the post-World War II global economic order. A key takeaway:

  • The U.S. pullback creates an opening for other nations to exert leadership—and China is already moving to do so.

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DOI: 10.1177/237455680308.n6